FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section
30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1.Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Charles C. McGettigan, 50 Osgood Place, San Francisco, CA 94133
2.Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sonex Research, Inc.
3.I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4.Statement for Month/Year 10/02
5.If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6.Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
_X__Director__X_10% Owner ___Officer(give title below)___Other(specify below)
7.Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (check applicable line)
__X_Form Filed by One Reporting Person
___Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I-Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
Owned
1. Title of Security(Instr. 3)
2. Trans-action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)
3. Trans-action Code(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) - Amount, A or D, Price
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at the end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
6. Owner-ship Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. 2. 3. 4. 4. 4. 5. 6. 7
Title Date Code Amount A/D Price Owned Ownership Nature
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Common 325,000 D
Common 10/10/02 S 2000 D 0.22 2,861,403 I By LP and IAA*
*By LP and IAA= By Limited Partnerships and Investment Advisory Accounts
Table II-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
Owned (e.g., puts calls warrants options, convertible securities)
1.Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)
2.Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
3.Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)
4.Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)
5.Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
6.Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
7.Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)
8.Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)
9.Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Year
10.Ownership of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
11.Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Exercise Transaction Number Date Title Number Ownership Nature
Title Price Date Code A or D Exercise Owned D/I
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Preferred (1) current-n/a Common 2,071,428 I
Put $.50 (2a)-12/7/09Common 250,000 I
Option $.50 Current- Common 100,000 D
12/7/08
Put $.35 current-2b Common 357,143 I
Option $.50 current- Common 200,000 D
6/25/05
Explanation of Responses:
1)Represents shares issuable upon the conversion of 725,000 shares of
Preferred Stock at the rate of $.35 per share
2)Represents options granted to the Issurers former president to acquire shares
currently owned by Proactive, et al., exercisable as follows: 25% as of the
date of grant, and 25% on each subsequent anniversary of the date of grant
(a)-December 8,1999; (b)-December 15,1997
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